Ryanair files 1B euro complaint vs Air France at E.C.

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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Ryanair Holdings
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Europe's largest low-cost airline, on Thursday said it filed a complaint to the E.U. Commission against Air France-KLM
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Ryanair argues that Air France has received about 1 billion euro in illegal state aid from the French government over the years because of an unfair airport charging system. The Irish carrier claims that under the current system, landing and passenger charges for domestic routes are often up to 50% lower than on routes between France and other E.U. member states, placing Air France competitors "at a serious competitive disadvantage." Ryanair asked for Air France to repay the allegedly illegal state aid in order to remove the distortion of competition in the French market.

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